which kernel supports WiFi 6E AX210?

etcetera · 06-16-2021, 03:09 PM

I installed this wifi module WiFi 6E AX210 and the CentOS 7 kernel 3.10 does not support it. I can't download the driver because I have no networking.

will the latest CentOS 8 support this module (kernel 4.x) or do I have to get to kernel version 5?

I need to stay with RPM-based CentOS or Fedora Core.

camorri · 06-16-2021, 04:50 PM

According to this link -->https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/...rivers/iwlwifi

Your device is supported on kernel 5.10 and later. You will have to look into CentOS support to find out if they have that late of kernel.

etcetera · 06-17-2021, 04:06 PM

That's really the question, which versions of either CentOS or Oracle Linux have kernel 5.10?

camorri · 06-17-2021, 04:29 PM

I looked on distrowatch, both list 4.18.0 as the latest kernel.

This is typical of 'server' distros used for commercial purposes. They are very slow moving forward to newer kernels, and other critical components. Users want stability for their business.

michaelk · 06-17-2021, 04:31 PM

The elrepo repository has the latest stable kernel version.

http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to...-centos-linux/

etcetera · 06-17-2021, 10:45 PM

I installed Latest-greatest Oracle R8 U4 and while it sees the device, it does not turn on.
The kernel is listed as 5.4.17-2102.202.5.el8uek.x86_64

is this a driver issue?

camorri · 06-18-2021, 02:34 AM

Please define by what you mean by "sees". Post the command that shows the device.

What have you done to configure the device? Again, be specific.

etcetera · 10-28-2021, 09:40 AM

from Oracle:

Thanks for the data. Oracle Linux, as a server distribution, generally does not go out of its way to support wireless LAN chipsets as those are much less commonly used in server contexts. However, we will look into adding support for this chipset in a future UEK6 release.

etcetera · 12-14-2021, 08:19 PM

From Oracle:

We're not backporting this driver to UEK6. However, UEK7, which is based on code newer than 5.10, is in initial work (no ETA, it's still in development phase).

Timothy Miller · 12-14-2021, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etcetera

I installed Latest-greatest Oracle R8 U4 and while it sees the device, it does not turn on.
The kernel is listed as 5.4.17-2102.202.5.el8uek.x86_64

is this a driver issue?

5.4 < 5.10...it will not support the device.

etcetera · 07-23-2022, 03:05 PM

I installed Oracle Linux 9 which includes the necessary kernel and it resolved the issue.

mrapathy · 07-25-2022, 09:21 PM

kernel 5.4.x is longtime running stable. 5.4.197 has the following devices supported
{IWL_PCI_DEVICE(0x2725, 0x0020, iwlax210_2ax_cfg_ty_gf_a0)},
{IWL_PCI_DEVICE(0x2725, 0x0024, iwlax210_2ax_cfg_ty_gf_a0)},
{IWL_PCI_DEVICE(0x2725, 0x0310, iwlax210_2ax_cfg_ty_gf_a0)},
{IWL_PCI_DEVICE(0x2725, 0x0510, iwlax210_2ax_cfg_ty_gf_a0)},
{IWL_PCI_DEVICE(0x2725, 0x0A10, iwlax210_2ax_cfg_ty_gf_a0)},

search your pci info see if its one of the mentioned.

wsunardy · 12-19-2022, 09:29 AM

Hi All,

In my case I setup Oracle Linux 9.1 with minimal setup, managed to resolved the issue by installing these 3 packages

NetworkManager-wifi
iw
wireless-regdb